Low Vaccination Rates Put U.S. at High Risk of New Mpox Outbreaks
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. public health officials want high-risk individuals who haven’t been vaccinated for mpox — previously called monkeypox — to do so before a potential resurgence of the virus in the coming months. That surg…
Learn MoreNew Clues to Recent Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research has provided answers to a mystery involving an outbreak of severe hepatitis in children last year. A total of about 1,000 cases emerged around the world in spring 2022, after the easing of COVID-…
Learn MoreUnos científicos dan un paso más para comprender el VIH ‘oculto’
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores se acercan a otro “escondite” en el sistema inmunitario que el VIH utiliza para persistir en el cuerpo humano durante años.Un subconjunto de glóbulos blancos, llamados células miel…
Learn MoreExpertos de la OMS dicen que los niños y adolescentes sanos quizá no necesiten más vacunas contra la COVID
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva recomendación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) señala que los niños y adolescentes sanos quizá no necesiten vacunas adicionales contra la COVID-19, aunque tal vez tengan que pone…
Learn MoreWHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) says healthy children and teens may not need additional COVID-19 shots, though they may need to catch up on other routine vaccines.“The public health imp…
Learn MoreScientists Get Closer to Understanding ‘Hidden’ HIV
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are closing in on another immune system “hideout” that HIV uses to persist in the human body for years.A subset of white blood cells called myeloid cells can harbor HIV in people who’ve been vi…
Learn MoreLa COVID en el embarazo podría aumentar el riesgo de trastornos del neurodesarrollo en los bebés varones
LUNES, 27 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los chicos nacidos de mujeres que tuvieron la COVID-19 durante el embarazo podrían tener un riesgo de retrasos en el desarrollo, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Los retrasos en el habla y en la función motora fu…
Learn MoreCOVID in Pregnancy Might Raise Odds for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Sons: Study
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Boys born to women who had COVID-19 during pregnancy may be at risk for developmental delays, a new study suggests.Delays in speech and motor function were the most commonly diagnosed conditions in these chil…
Learn MoreTikTok Videos on Mpox Are of Low Quality
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public TikTok videos on mpox frequently provide incomplete, inaccurate information, according to a study published online March 14 in BMJ Global Health.Ao Shi, from St. George’s University of London, and co…
Learn MoreTikTok Videos on Mpox Are of Low Quality
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public TikTok videos on mpox frequently provide incomplete, inaccurate information, according to a study published online March 14 in BMJ Global Health.Ao Shi, from St. George’s University of London, and co…
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